2011-2012
2011-2012
- October 6, 2011
- Recordnet.com Interviews Richard Smith
- Recordnet.com interviewed Richard Smith, studio/jazz guitar faculty, about his newest album, his west coast tour with Francesco Buzzurro, and developing pop-music curriculum at USC.
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- September 25, 2011
- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviews Bob Mintzer
- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviewed Bob Mintzer, director of the USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra, about concerts with his Thornton colleagues Peter Erskine and Russell Ferrante. He also discussed how the university supports his balance of teaching and performing.
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- September 22, 2011
- Damien Elwood interviewed in L.A. Weekly
- Damien Elwood, opera manager at USC Thornton was quoted in the L.A. Weekly about the performance of Don Giovanni at the Room 5 Lounge. Elwood manages the Los Angeles chapter of the sponsoring program, Opera on Tap.
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- September 20, 2011
- Opera News reviews Ken Cazan’s three one-acts with Colorado’s Central City Opera
- Opera News reviewed Ken Cazan's triple bill of one-acts (Puccini, Weill, and Poulenc) at Colorado’s Central City Opera. Cazan is resident stage director for USC Thornton Opera.
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- September 17, 2011
- Q&A with John Perry around a San Jose performance
- The San Jose Mercury News published a Q&A with piano faculty John Perry around a San Jose performance.
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- September 14, 2011
- Sara Davis Wins Award from Musical Merit Foundation
- Thornton student Sara Davis (MM, harp, '12) won the Fenstermaker Award at the Musical Merit Foundation Competition. Her prize included $5000 and performance opportunities for the Close Encounters concert series. She also won the Lyon & Healy Awards Competition at the American Harp Society's ninth summer institute, this prize including $2000, a $500 Lyon & Healy gift certificatem, and a joint recital at Lyon & Healy Hall as part of the 2011–12 Lyon & Healy Hall Concert Series.Read the article
- September 12, 2011
- Richard Smith profiled in the Merced Sun-Star
- Studio/jazz guitar faculty Richard Smith was profiled in the Merced Sun-Star for his upcoming October 15 performance at the Merced College Theater.Read the article
- September 2, 2011
- Frank Ticheli reviewed in The Classical Review
- Composition faculty Frank Ticheli's piece An American Dream, recorded on the Albany Records label, was written up in The Classical Review.Read the article
- August 25, 2011
- Russell Ferrante featured in North County Times
- Assistant professor of jazz studies Russell Ferrante—and founding member and keyboardist of the Yellowjackets—was interviewed ahead of a recent Yellowjackets show.Read the article
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